Alexander Milton Ross's tale reveals striking similarities to today's vaccine hesitancy and the enduring challenge of ...

Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last ...

Smallpox, a disease that killed an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century alone, is the only human disease to be eradicated. However, a new report, "Future State of Smallpox Medical ...

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LAKE GEORGE – The Earthly remains of 44 individuals who are believed to have died of smallpox approximately 250 years ago ...

It appears from the statement of that journal that smallpox has prevailed to a great extent for six months past, and from January 1st to the last week in June, four hundred and twenty-five persons ...

World Immunization Week this year celebrates 50 years of efforts to provide universal access to lifesaving vaccines.

Smallpox infection was often more severe in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women or in men, regardless of vaccination status. Women with smallpox infection during pregnancy have higher rates ...

Britain is mounting a major pre-emptive strike against smallpox attack by germ war terrorists. Up to 60million doses of the vaccine are being stockpiled, enough to treat the entire population.

A: Smallpox is a severe, often fatal human disease caused by the variola. This comes in two strains: the less severe variola minor and the more deadly variola major. It is highly infectious and ...

Dr. Zhilong Yang, an associate professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, served on a national committee that studied the threat of a new smallpox outbreak.